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A person familiar with the decision disclosed it to the AP on Tuesday. Cell phone videos of the killing show that, after a brief initial encounter, the officers tasered Sterling and then tackled him, slamming him onto the hood of a nearby auto and wrestling him to the ground. (more...)

Protesters in Austin , Texas denounce an anti-sanctuary bill that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has said he will sign. The measure effectively turns Texas into a "Show Me Your Papers" state like Arizona, and allows racial profiling and discrimination. (more...)

The claim was made by the official spokesperson for Ghadab al-Furat, a Kurdish group fighting under the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which launched a campaign in October 2016 to retake Raqqa, the de facto capital of ISIL, or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group, in northern Syria. (more...)

Abbas decried the Israeli occupation, saying "it's about time for Israel to end its occupation of our people and of our land after 50 years". "And in that, I also believe that we will be able to resolve the issue of the refugees and the issue of the prisoners", Abbas said. (more...)

KC (M)'s Zacharias Kuthiraveli was elected the President of the 22-member District Panchayat in the elections held on Wednesday. The candidate for Congress, which was ruling the panchayat, was supposed to easily win an intermediate election for the post of panchayat president with the support of KC (M). (more...)

He said that Clinton's unwillingness to apply introspection to the fact that, given Trump's popularity levels, her campaign should never have been in striking distance recalled her perceived failure to take personal responsibility at earlier stages in the race - "particularly that server". (more...)

The news was first reported by the Associated Press . Earlier, Mnuchin said under the previous administration, the tax code became extremely expensive and burdensome. After announcing the coming tax reform reveal in an interview Friday, he repeated the announcement during remarks at the Treasury department, where Treasury officials were reportedly "speechless". (more...)

The executive order aims to reverse part of a December effort by Obama to deem the bulk of USA -owned waters in the Arctic Ocean and certain areas in the Atlantic as indefinitely off limits to oil and gas leasing. The action reverses former President Barack Obama's action late previous year that permanently banned drilling in almost 4 million acres in the northern and middle portions of the Atlantic Ocean. (more...)

County Council elections are held every four years and in the last election in 2013, the Conservatives saw their overall majority reduced from 33 won in the previous election to 15. Details of people's nearest polling station will be printed on their polling card. "Who you vote for is entirely between you and the ballot paper but - if you are eligible to take part in these elections - I would encourage you use your vote so your council is truly representative of the wishes of your community". (more...)

Footage shot Friday night shows armored vehicles and personnel carriers on the road. Social media users shared images and video of tanks flying American flags driving the streets Qamishli, a Kurdish-majority town in the north of Syria, and being cheered by local citizens. (more...)

Safa have been searching for the new Bafana coach for a few months now, and as reported earlier, SuperSport United have let the national association speak with Stuart Baxter. "We obviously did not want to lose Stuart as our Coach", SuperSport United CEO Stanley Mathews is quoted on Kickoff. SuperSport are still in the hunt for trophies, however, having reached the South African Cup semi-finals and the CAF Confederation Cup group phase. (more...)

Buckingham Palace is yet to give an official announcement, but said there is "no cause for alarm". The Duke, who has had some medical problems over the years, appeared to be in good health on Wednesday and well enough to go about his usual business. (more...)

Across the aisle, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that calling for a vote without a review from the Congressional Budget Office is irresponsible. Rep. Tom MacArthur, R-New Jersey, the author of one of the amendments, told NBC News: "It's not a flawless bill - nobody says it is - but directionally it's going in the right place". (more...)

Obamacare has a list of essential benefits that must be covered by insurers, including doctors' services, inpatient and outpatient hospital care, prescription drug coverage, pregnancy and childbirth, and mental health services. Upton, the former chairman of the House's Energy and Commerce Committee, will oppose the bill, a significant blow to the GOP leadership. During his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump also vowed to get rid of it. (more...)

Bottas' win, however, may make life awkward for Mercedes and Hamilton if Ferrari shows favour for Vettel, who has 86 points, with Kimi Raikkonen on 49. Hamilton and Rosberg were close friends prior to their pairing at Mercedes and the Silver Arrows team's dominance over the rest of the grid saw them go up against each other nearly every weekend in the last three seasons. (more...)

Howard County police say they captured Watson around 9:40 p.m., after finding him hiding in an 18-inch drainage pipe in a heavily wooded area less than a half mile away from where he escaped custody. On Wednesday around 9:30 a.m., a local employee called 911 and reported spotting a man behind a building and near railroad tracks in Jessup, police said in a statement released Thursday morning. (more...)

Another two to four inches of rain are expected across the region from early Wednesday though Thursday evening. It's this rain that is likely to bring the bulk of the flooding across Mid-Missouri. Saturday . At 13 feet, minor flooding affects farm fields. The city is also asking those who live in areas that are prone to flash flooding to be prepared. (more...)

A Chinese diplomat separately told Dawn that PC-1 for both projects had been approved and an agreement was now being negotiated by the two governments. "There is no reason for China to change its position on the Kashmir dispute which traditionally has been that it is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan". (more...)

Last week, Asean chairman Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines , said the summit would avoid mentioning a ruling by an global maritime court in The Hague dismissing China's claims to 95 per cent of the South China Sea . An ASEAN diplomat on Sunday said the statement was a genuine representation of the atmosphere of the Manila meetings. Many expected Duterte to be a firebrand at the summit, considering his reputation as a tough guy in the Philippine drug war, and his tough ... (more...)

A fearless airhostess tried to break up the fight but the two just kept on going at it until the older mans shirt wass torn to shreds. Corey Hour, a passenger on board the flight, captured the incident on camera and said that an "irate customer" in a red and white shirt started assaulting another passenger in the video. (more...)